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Hi G, and welcome to loveyoudivine. Now, you’re not the first G Fenton to write erotica. Can you tell us a little about that?
G Fenton was the pseudonym of one Fenton Griffiths and his brother, Ralph , who found themselves in hot water in November 1749 for having published John Cleland’s book, “Fanny Hill – Memoirs of a Lady of Pleasure”. It seemed to me to be an appropriate nom de plume to choose for literature of this genre. The original G Fenton was (were?) arrested and charged with “corrupting the King’s subjects” which I think deserves a lot more praise than blame!
In A Sailor Lad’s First Time, Chris experiences a number of “firsts” – one being the strange ceremony when the ship crosses the equator. Is this true?
The “Crossing the line ceremony” dates back hundreds of years, and was certainly still in practice when I was at sea in the ‘70s and ‘80s. It may have died out now, as there are very few British seafarers these days. Those were the first jobs to be outsourced!
Can you tell us about Chris’s other first time experience in this ebook?
Much less is made of the loss of a boy’s virginity (if it can even be called that, technically) than that of a girl. It may be a lot less traumatic physically, but I think that emotionally it can be just as important a “life milestone”. Often, too, it is a less than satisfactory experience though nobody will ever admit that! I have tried to relate such an event “as it probably happened” without the hearts and flowers.
The book has a slow build up to the sex – how important is character development, do you think, in erotic fiction?
I think it’s very important. In view, it’s character development, together with a meaningful plot, believable dialog, proper grammar and the occasional nice turn of phrase is what separates erotica from porn. Anticipation is a good thing! The development of characters and plot can be considered the foreplay, leading up to the climax of the story.
Do you have a particular type of reader in mind when you write, or do you (if you can forgive the insinuation) write for your own pleasure only?
Oddly, it isn’t something that I had thought about, other than a vague image of ageing men like me, probably wearing shabby raincoats. I am very reliably informed that this is an expanding market, particularly among female readers. There was a piece on NPR the other day in which it was pointed out that with ereaders like Nooks and Kindles, you can no longer see what the person opposite you on the subway car is reading. Hence a lot more people are reading material that they would probably not otherwise read in public. I don’t aim my writing at any specific audience, but hope that a wide range of people will enjoy my jottings in their own way. As more of my stories see the light of day, I think you’ll find that there’s something there for everyone. Well, maybe not Michelle Bachmann and Bryan Fischer, but most open minded people. As the News of the World used to say of itself, “All human life is there”.
Buy A Sailor Lad’s First Time here.
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